Railway-car-hood frame.



B. V. H. JOHNSON.

RAILWAY CAR HOOD FRAME.

APPLIOATION FILED JUN-4, 1912.

1,056,906. Patented Mar. 25, 1918.

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BOONE V. H. JOHNSON, QF* ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSLQM 03 TO COMMONWEALTH STEEL COMPANY,.OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CGRPi'-ATIUN OF NEW JERSEY.

RAILWAY-QARPHOOD raeME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25. 1 91.3.

Application' filed .Time 4, 1912. Serial No. 701,563.

lowing is a full, clear, and exact description, i

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaiiis to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawii'igs, 'forming part of this specification, in which-n Figure 1 is a perspective view of a railway car hood frame of my improved construction the saine being formed in a single piece. Fig. 2 is a perspective view' of a modified forinof my improved hood frame.

This invention relates lgenerally to railway passenger car construction, and more particularly to the hood `framing thereof, the principal object of myinvention being to construct the hood frame ina single piece so as to greatly' simplify and cheapen the cost of building up and assembling the hood and its supporting structure, and to provide a very strong' and rigidl structure adapted to bearV inwardly against the upper portions of the car frame so as to effectively resistl end shocks and crushing strainsthat may be developed in collisions. between cars.

In the construction of the present types of railway cars, and particularly those cars used. 'in passenger service, one of the principal objectscfthecar builders is to provide a particularly strong, reinforced end Structure that will resist end shocks and crushing strains, thereby `reducing to Aa minimum the tendency of the carbo'dies to telescope each other during collisions,land to ,this end various cast 'meta-l structures have been de-l vised and are at present in general use, which structures include cast metal underframes, platforms, butling sills, upright fendy frames and reinforced` corner posts.`

further strengthen and reinforce the ends of cars, and particularly that portionof the car superstructure between the upper endV of the vestibule diaphragm and the upperX v portion of theicar frame, I propose to lprovide a skeleton cast metal mein-ber that can be readily combined with the diaphragm bars or rolled sections bent to proper shape `and attached to one another by means of rivets or like fastening devices, but such construction, besides beingexpensive, does not have suicieiit strength to resist abnormal shocks or strains.

My improved hood frame is intended to be used with all forms of hood construction such as hoods constructed )f wood, sheet metal, cast metal or a combination of wood and metal, and said hood frame is adapted for all types of cars having hoods, regardless of Whether or not said cars are provided with diaphragm posts.

To the above purposes my invention con sists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referringfby numerals to the accom-4 panying drawings, 10 designates the upright end frame of the car body, 11 the vestibule diaphragm posts, 12 the side plates, 13 the deck sills and 14 the deck plates.

' As shown in Fig. 1, the preferred form of my improved hood frame comprises a horizontally disposed member 15, preferably a plate, v'the same occupying s. position between the upper portion of the end frame 10 and the upper ends of the diaphragm posts 11. Formed integral with the rear portion Vof this member 15 is a vertically disposed liiange 16 which bears directly against the up- Aper portion of the end frame 10, and formed integral with the ends of this flange are rearwardly projecting plates or brackets 17 to which the side plates 12 of the'car body frame are fixed. Formed integral with and projecting upwardly from tlie'tlange 1G are short, vertically disposed posts 18, and formed integral with the upper ends thereof 4are rearwardly projecting plates 19 to which the deck sills and deck plates are attached. Formed integral with the 'front portion of the member 15V are vertically disposed plates or brackets 2O against which the opper ends of the diaphragm posts l1 bear, and these .parts are rigidly attached to each other in any suitable manner.

7Formed integral with and extendingV between the plates 19 and 2O are diagonally disposed brace members 2l.

As shown" in the modified construction structed in three parts. comprises a horizontally disposed member 22, a vertically disposed plate 23, diagonally disposed braces 24, rearwardly projecting plates 25 for the attachment of the deck sills and deck plates and vertically disposed plates,- which receive the upper ends of the diaphragm posts ll. The side sections are each composed of a horizontally disposed member 27, vertically disposed Hange 28 and rearwardly projectingJ plate 29, to which the side plate is attached. In this construction the side members or sections are attachedto the central section in any suitable manner,

rectly against the upperportion of the end portion of the car body frame, while the forward end of said frame bears directly against the rear sides of the vestibule diaphragm posts, and thus the main body por tion of the frame, which is the horizontally disposed member 15,'provides a very strong element which performs the function of a strut between the car frame and vestibule I posts, and which strut is anti-telescopic in effect.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved construction can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a car body frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, of a car hood frame spanning the space between the upper portions of the diaphragm posts and the upper portion of the car body frame, which hood frame includes a horizontally disposed plate, means on the rear portion thereof for attachment to the side plates, deck plates, and deck sills of the car body frame, and means on the front portion of the horizontally disposed plate for attachment to the diaphragm posts.

2. i The combination with a car body frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, of a hood frame spanning the space between the upper portions of the diaphragm posts and car body frame, which hoodframe comprises a horizontally disposed plate, upright members on the rear edge of said plate, lwhich upright membersare adapted to be connected to parts of the car body frame, up-

car hood frame, laf,'horizontally disposedl member adapted to .sp`ax'if the space between the car frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, flanges on the 'forward end of said member for the attachment of the vestibule diaphragm posts, upright "members on the rear portion of said member, flanges on said upright' members for the attachment of the deck sills and deck plates and braces be` tween said upright members and the flanges on the forward end of said member.

5. An article of manufacture, an integral car hood frame, a horizontally disposed member adapted to span the space between the car frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, flanges n thevforward end of said member for the attachment of the vestibule diaphragm posts, upright members on the rear portion of said member, flanges on said upright members for the attachment of the deck sills and deck plates, and braces between said last mentioned flanges and the; flanges on the front portion of said member.,.,l

V6. As a new article of manufacture, alf

skeleton frame for'car hoods comprising a horizontally disposed member adapted to span the space between the car frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, and which horizontally disposed member is provided with integral parts adaptedto receive the side plates, the deck sills car frame. 1 i v.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a skeleton frame for car hoods comprising a.

horizontally disposed member adapted toV span the space between the car frame and the vestibule diaphragm posts, a vertically disposed flange on the rearportion of said horizontally disposed member, and parts on said flange adapted to receive the side plates, deck sills and deck plates of the car frame.

8. The combination with a car frame and vestibule diaphragm posts, -of a skeleton frame for the car hood, comprising a horizont-ally disposed member arranged and spanning the space between the upper portions of said posts and the upper portion of said car frame, a vertically disposed flange on the rear portion of said member, which flange bears directly against the frame and braces between the upper portion of the verand deck plates of the y tically disposed flange and the front portion of said horizontally disposed member.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a skeleton frame for supporting and reinforcing a car hood structure, comprising a skeleton member that is substantiall L- shaped in cross section, and which is a apted to span the space between the end of the car body and the upper portions of the vestibule diaphragm posts, braces between the upright and horizontal legs of said m'ember, and means on said member for attachment to the side plates, the deck plates and the deck sills of the car body frame.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a skeleton frame for supporting and reinforcing a car hood structure, comprising askeleton member thatl is substantially L-shaped in cross section, and which is adapted to span the space between the end of the car body and the upper portions of the vest1 bule diaphragm posts, braces between the upright and horizontal legs of saidpmember,

and means on said member for attachmenty to the side plates, the dQQk sills and deck ule diaphragm posts of the ear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my4 lates of the car body fram'e and the vestin 

